- James Scott Negley, Union Major General, 8 th Division, Army of the Ohio, U.S. Congressman from Pennsylvania - Typed Letter Signed., 1p. 4to., Pittsburgh, Oct. 27, 1870, in part: ‘...Enclosing an invitation to attend the reunion of the society of the Army of the Cumberland...it is my present intention to be present...I shall communicate the wishes of your committee to the members of the society residing in this vicinity and advise you...' Signed at the conclusion. Inlaid into large 4to. stock. Light spotting along the edges, else very good. From Wikipedia: On April 19, 1861, Negley was appointed brigadier general in the Pennsylvania Militia. He raised a brigade of Pennsylvania volunteers and served under Robert Patterson in the Shenandoah Valley in 1861. His appointment as brigadier general expired on July 20 but he was reappointed brigadier general of volunteers on October 1, 1861. In October, he was placed in command of the 7th Brigade in the Department of the Ohio. He commanded the Union expedition (raid) against Chattanooga during the Confederate Heartland Offensive. The expedition proved to be a successful demonstration of the Union Army's ability to strike deep into the heart of Confederate held territory. On November 29, 1862, he was appointed major general of volunteers and took command of the 8th Division in the Army of the Ohio. His division became the 2nd Division in George H. Thomas' Center Wing of the XIV Corps during the Battle of Stones River. On the second day of fighting, he led a successful counterattack against Maj. Gen. John C. Breckinridge on the Union left flank. He commanded his division during the Tullahoma Campaign and the Battle of Chickamauga. During the maneuvering that preceded the Battle of Chickamauga, Negley's division, in the advance of Maj. Gen. George H. Thomas's corps, was almost trapped in a cul-de-sac named McLemore's Cove, but command confusion in the Confederate Army of Tennessee allowed them to escape in what became known as the Battle of Davis' Crossroads. After the Union defeat at Chickamauga, Negley, whose division became scattered during the second day's fighting, was relieved of command, but was acquitted of any wrongdoing during the battle. The most recent study of his actions is highly critical to the general for vanishing from sight without anyone knowing where to find him. Negley, however, blamed his misfortunes on the prejudices toward him of West Point graduates. When Ulysses S. Grant became general-in-chief in 1864 he discussed restoring Negley to command. However, after serving on several administrative boards, Negley resigned in January 1865. Fort Negley, built in Nashville, Tennessee in 1862 was named after him. It was the largest stone inland fort built during the war. - Charles F. Manderson, Union Brigadier General, Volunteers, U.S. Senator from Nebraska - The Twin Seven-Shooters by Manderson, Charles, F. Tennyson Neely, 1902. Book. Very Good+. Hardcover. Inscribed by Author(s). 1st Edition. In blue cloth. Owner name stamp. A couple light bumps to boards. Manderson entered the Army during the Civil War as a first lieutenant, and rose through the ranks to resign as a colonel in 1865; he was also brevetted brigadier general of volunteers that year. He resumed the practice of law in Canton and was twice elected attorney of Stark County, Ohio. In 1869, he moved to Omaha, Nebraska, and continued to practice law, and was the city attorney of Omaha for six years, as well as being a member of the State constitutional conventions in 1871 and in 1875. Manderson was elected as a Republican to the U.S. Senate in 1883, was reelected in 1888 and served from March 4, 1883, to March 3, 1895. During the Fifty-first, Fifty-second and Fifty-third Congresses, Manderson served as president pro tempore of the United States Senate. He was also chairman of the Committee on Printing in the Forty-eighth through Fifty-second Congresses. - Hans Mattson, Union Colonel, 3 rd Minnesota Volunteer Infantry Regiment, Minnesota Secretary of State, U.S. Consul General to India - Reminiscences. The story of an emigrant by Mattson, Hans, Publisher: This edition the first edition in English, having been published in Swedish the preceding year. Frontis photo of author. Important account of Swedish emigrant experience in America, including his service in the Civil War and as a statesman. Publication Date: 1892 D. D. Merrill Company. Saint Paul. 1892. Publishers binding with blind tooled decoration. Frontespice. (4), 314 (2) pp. Good condition. Later givers inscription. Signed dedication note. signed by the author. At the start of the American Civil War in 1861, Mattson raised a company of Swedish and Norwegian immigrants to fight for the Union. Mattson earned the rank of Colonel for his leadership of the 3rd Minnesota Volunteer Infantry Regiment. He returned to Red Wing at the end of the war in 1865. - Albert Maxfield, Union Captain, 11 th Maine Infantry - Numbers and Losses in the Civil War, 1861-1865 by Livermore, Major Thomas L, Boston: Houghton, Mifflin, 1900. First. Hard Bound. VG+./None. The subjects of this book have been debated since the last gun was fired. An impossible task, Livermore used a very detailed study to reach his conclusions. His figures have been used by many historians in their works. For years the figure of 650,000 was used as the total casualties during the War. Today there are historians who believe 750,000 is closer to the actual figure for both sides. This was Captain Albert Maxfield's, 11th Maine Infantry, signed by him. An accompanying sheet has a picture of him and much detailed info submitted by family members about his service. He was captured the last day of the War, 4/9/1865 and released in May 1865. His address on the ffep indicates a NYC address, the bio says he lived there after the War and died at the ripe old age of 90. Nice attribution. Cpt Albert Maxfield, Company A, 11th Maine Volunteer Infantry. Enlisted as a private in Company C, February 27, 1862, age 25. Promoted to regimental commissary sergeant January 3, 1863. Promoted to sergeant major March 1, 1864 and to 2nd lieutenant, Company D, July 18, 1864. Promoted to captain of Company H December 17, 1864. He was slightly wounded in action at New Market Roads, Virginia October 7, 1864. Maxfield was taken prisoner at Appomattox, Virginia, April 9, 1865 and sent to Annapolis, Maryland until exchanged on May 1, 1865. Maxfield was the primary author of The Story of One Regiment: The Eleventh Maine Infantry Volunteers in the War of the Rebellion (New York: s.n.), 1896. - George A Bruce, Union Colonel, 13 th New Hampshire Volunteer Infantry Regiment, President of the Massachusetts Senate, Mayor of Somerville MA The Capture and Occupation of Richmond by George A. Bruce, No publication information printed. Private, self published. 8vo Hardcover. B/W photographs. Signed and inscribed by author on front facing end page. Served in the 13th New Hampshire Infantry Regiment. The 13th New Hampshire Infantry was organized in Concord, New Hampshire, and mustered in for a three-year enlistment on September 20, 1862, under the command of Colonel Aaron Fletcher Stevens. The regiment was attached to Casey's Division, Military District of Washington, to December 1862. 1st Brigade, 3rd Division, IX Corps, Army of the Potomac, to January 1863. 3rd Brigade, 3rd Division, IX Corps, to April 1863. 3rd Brigade, 2nd Division, VII Corps, Department of Virginia, to July 1863. 3rd Brigade, Getty's Division, United States forces, Norfolk and Portsmouth, Department of Virginia and North Carolina, to April 1864. 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, XVIII Corps, Army of the James, to July 1864. 1st Brigade, 1st Division, XVIII Corps, to December 1864. 1st Brigade, 3rd Division, XXIV Corps, Department of Virginia, to June 1865. The 13th New Hampshire Infantry mustered out of service June 22, 1865. Veterans and recruits were transferred to the 2nd New Hampshire Infantry. Notably, this regiment under Bruce’s command participated in the Richmond – Petersburg campaign, fighting in the battle of Fort Richmond at Chaffin’s Farm and subsequently occupied Richmond at the end of the war. Bruce’s regiment had the distinction of having the first U.S. flags in the city of Richmond, Virginia, on April 3, 1865. This book is a detailed examination of life in Richmond under Union occupation. - Cornelius Cadle, Union Colonel, 11 th Iowa, Adjutant General, 17 th Army Corps, Chariman of the Shiloh National Military Park Commission - Report of the Proceedings of the Society of the Army of the Tennessee at the Twenty Sith Meeting Held at Council Bluffs Iowa, Octobe 3 rd and 4 th , 1894. Inscribed by Cornelius Cadle, at the time the recording secretary of the commission. Inscribed by Cadle on the title page to Major Sherman? Also of the same organization. The 11 th Iowa Infantry Regiment was organized at Camp McClellan, near Davenport, and was mustered in at different dates from Sept. 28 to Oct. 18, 1861. It left the state on Nov. 16 for St. Louis and was the first regiment to leave Iowa fully uniformed. It accompanied an expedition to Boonville in December and captured a large amount of gunpowder. Two similar movements closed the season's work for the regiment. Five companies moved to the town of California, the others to Fulton and passed the winter at these places. On March 10, 1862, the regiment moved to Pittsburg landing where it was brigaded with Col. Richard Oglesby's command. It took part at Shiloh and lost over 200 in killed and wounded, more than 30 being killed outright, and Maj. Abercrombie was severely wounded. Its brigade at that battle was commanded by Col. Hare. It took part in the movement upon Corinth and formed part of the garrison there after its evacuation until ordered to Bolivar, Tenn., with its brigade some three months later, from which place it made several expeditions and participated in a battle near there. Returning to Corinth it participated in the battle in October; afterward moved into central Mississippi with Grant; returned to Holly Springs; proceeded thence to Lafayette, Memphis and Young's point; and in February to Lake Providence where it assisted in digging the canal between that point and the river. Col. Hall, who had succeeded Col. Hare on the latter's resignation, was placed in command of the brigade, and Lieut. -Col. Abercrombie took command of the regiment. After Vicksburg's surrender it went into camp. It accompanied the expedition to Monroe, from the effects of which half the command were worn out, with little return for the hardships sustained. In Feb., 1864, the regiment joined in the Meridian raid. Nearly all of the men having reenlisted as veterans, they were given furlough home in the early spring. On the return the regiment joined Sherman's army at Acworth, Ga. It fought at Kennesaw mountain, took part in the operations at Nickajack creek, and from there to Atlanta was constantly engaged in skirmishing. At Atlanta it was heavily engaged in July and it fought at Jonesboro and Lovejoy's Station, losing during the campaign 218 in killed and wounded — one half of its available strength. Maj. Foster died from the effects of wounds received at Atlanta. It proceeded to Savannah with the army; sailed from there to Beaufort, S. C, in Jan., 1865; took part in the march through the Carolinas; was engaged in several minor affairs and at the battle of Bentonville; moved to Goldsboro and Raleigh; took part in the grand review at Washington, and was mustered out at Louisville in July, 1865. Its original strength was 931; gain by recruits, 91; total, 1,022. The chairman of the Shiloh commission was Army of the Tennessee representative Colonel Cornelius Cadle formerly of the Eleventh Iowa. The park's growth and development from the battle's conclusion to its incorporation into the National Park Service in 1933 is a testament to Cadle. Cadle led the effort to preserve the site through congressional action, serving as the first chairman of the Shiloh National Military Park Commission.
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Auction Highlights Include A Once in a Lifetime Collection of Civil War Generals and Presidential Signed Books Featuring Notable Names Such As Union Commanding General William Tecumseh Sherman, Major General John Adams Dix, Union Major General James A. Garfield, Confederate General P.G.T. Beauregard, Confederate Major General John Cabell Breckinridge, Confederate Vice President Alexander H. Stephens, Union General Philip H. Sheridan, US Presidents Franklin Roosevelt, Woodrow Wilson, George W. Bush, George H.W. Bush, Richard Nixon, Barack Obama, Jimmy Carter, Foreign Presidents and Chancellors, First Ladies, Kennedy's, and More, Postcards, Real Photo Postcards, Catalogs, Maps, Photographs, Tin Types, WW2 Ephemera, Road Maps, Matchbooks, Photo Negatives, Valentines, Military Handbooks, Magazines, Books, Scrapbooks, Victorian Tradecards, Pin Up Girls, Circus Ephemera, Barnum and Bailey Antique Circus Books and Magazines, Stereoviews, 1st Day Covers, Christmas, Halloween, Easter, Greetings, Leather, Hollywood, and Much Much More.
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Buyer's Premium & Other Fees
Buyer's Premium
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Shipping & Pick-Ups
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Some of our auctions are located off-site and as such, pick-ups will be held on certain days at the off-site auction location. If an off-site auction occurs and you would like your items shipped to you, you must be willing to pay the transportation lot fee associated with bringing your items back to our gallery for shipping. The Transportation lot fee will be added to your invoice and the cost varies depending on the size per lot.
Pick-up times are Tuesday through Friday 10-5, and Saturday by appointment only if necessary. You do need to schedule an appointment to pick up your items. An email and text will be sent out to schedule a day and time to come in.
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Autographs/Signed Items - While we try and vet all items that come through our auction house many if not most of our items come from estates. Any signed items has a limited guarantee from us for 30 days from the end of the auction. Some items may have COA's and some do not. Please do your due diligence when buying autographs. Anything that has a JSA or PSA will have a lifetime guarantee all other COA's are bought at the buyers risk with a limited 30 day guarantee from the end of the auction date.
Sports Cards- We try to the best of our ability to represent the cards we are selling. Please ask any questions prior to bidding. Full preview and inspection is recommended.
Firearms
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Conditions of Sale
The lots listed in this catalog (whether printed or posted online) will be offered at a public auction by Matthew Bullock Auctioneers as agents for consignor(s) subject to the following terms and conditions. By bidding at auction, you agree to be bound by these Conditions of Sale.
Prior to the Sale
All items (hereinafter referred to as item(s), lot(s), article(s), antique(s), property, etc.) for sale are sold “AS IS” and Matthew Bullock Auctioneers its agents, employees, and/or consignors do not make any guarantees, warranties, or representations, expressed or implied, with respect to the items or the correctness of the catalog or other description of the authenticity of authorship, physical condition, size, quality, rarity, importance, provenance, exhibitions, literature or historical relevance of the property or otherwise, except where applicable under the Terms of Guarantee (applies ONLY to published catalog auctions, NOT Online Only Auctions). No statement anywhere, whether oral or written, shall be deemed such a guarantee, warranty, or representation.
PLEASE NOTE ALL SHELF LOTS, GROUP LOTS AND BOX LOTS WE GIVE NO GUARANTEE AS TO CONDITION; SOME ITEMS MAY HAVE CHIPS OR CRACKS NOT NOTED IN THE DESCRIPTION. YOU ARE BUYING THESE LOTS AS IS!!!!
All prospective bidders should inspect the property they wish to purchase prior to bidding. If a bidder is unable to view an item in person, they are responsible for obtaining a condition report and/or additional photographs prior to bidding to determine an article’s condition, size, and degree of restoration. We endeavor to be fair and forthright with our descriptions and condition reports; however, bidders must acknowledge that antique items often show normal signs of use and wear, which might not be specified in a condition report. If you are a very particular client with expectations of perfection for the items you purchase, it is advisable that you inspect items in person or that you do not submit absentee bids as your definition of condition may be more exacting than an appraiser could have time to verify. The absence of a condition report does not imply that the lot is in good condition. Matthew Bullock Auctioneers reserves the right to reject any request for a condition report/additional photograph in which, in our opinion, the value of the object is not commensurate with the time necessary to complete the request. Please also note that the warranties given by Matthew Bullock Auctioneers (applies to published/printed catalog auctions only), do not extend to the condition reports. Weights and measurements are approximate. Matthew Bullock Auctioneers does not guarantee clocks, watches, mechanical banks, scientific instruments, electric lamps, and other mechanical or electric items to be complete or in working condition. Display materials shown in photographs are not included with the lot unless stated in the description. Box lots (i.e., books) are only guaranteed to have those items listed in the description and no condition reports or additional photographs will be provided.
At the Sale
Registration Before Bidding - A prospective buyer must complete and sign a registration form and provide identification before bidding. We may require bank or other financial references. Matthew Bullock Auctioneers., is under no obligation to approve the registration of any prospective registrant.
Bidding as Principal - When making a bid, a bidder is accepting personal liability to pay the purchase price, including the buyer's premium, all applicable taxes and all other applicable charges, unless it has been explicitly agreed upon in writing with Matthew Bullock Auctioneers before the commencement of the sale that the bidder is acting as agent on behalf of an identified third party acceptable to Matthew Bullock Auctioneers, and that Matthew Bullock Auctioneers will only look to the principal for payment.
Absentee Bids - Matthew Bullock Auctioneers will use reasonable efforts to carry out written bids given to us prior to the sale for the convenience of clients who are not present at the auction in person. Bids must be placed in U.S. dollars. If we receive written bids on a particular lot for identical amounts, and these are the highest bids on the lot at the auction, it will be sold to the person whose written bid was received and accepted first. Execution of written bids is a free service undertaken subject to other commitments at the time of the sale and Matthew Bullock Auctioneers does not accept liability for failing to execute a written bid or for errors and omissions in connection with such written bid(s).
Telephone Bids - If a prospective buyer makes arrangements with us prior to the commencement of the sale we will use reasonable efforts to contact said prospective buyer to enable them to participate in the bidding by telephone and we do not accept liability for failure to do so or for errors and omissions in connection with telephone bidding. All telephone bids must be at least $250, start at half of the low reserve or 10% above the current online bid.
Online Bids - We will use reasonable efforts to carry out online bids and do not accept liability for equipment failure, inability to access the internet or software malfunctions related to the execution of online bids. To avoid the possibility of any error in entering or acceptance of an online bid, it is recommended that you bid directly with Matthew Bullock Auctioneers either by way of in-person, absentee or telephone bidding.
Reserves – Although, most of the lots (99.5%) in the sale are offered without reserve, some lots in the sale may be subject to a reserve which is the confidential minimum price below which such lot will not be sold. The reserve will not exceed the low estimate of the lot. Reserves are agreed upon with consignors or, in the absence thereof, the absolute discretion of Matthew Bullock Auctioneers The auctioneer may open the bidding on any lot below the reserve by placing a bid on behalf of the seller. The auctioneer may continue to bid on behalf of the seller up to the amount of the reserve, either by placing consecutive bids or by placing bids in response to other bidders. With respect to lots that are offered without reserve, unless there are already competing bids, the auctioneer, at his or her discretion, will generally open the bidding at half of the low estimate for the lot. In the absence of a bid at that level, the auctioneer may proceed backward at his or her discretion until a bid is recognized, and then continue up from that amount.
Auctioneer's Discretion - The auctioneer has the right at his or her absolute and sole discretion to refuse any bid, to advance the bidding in such a manner as he or she may decide, to withdraw any lot, and in the case of error or dispute, and whether during or after the sale, to determine the successful bidder, to continue the bidding, to cancel the sale or to re-offer and resell the item in dispute. If any dispute arises after the sale, our sale record is conclusive.
Successful Bid - The highest bidder acknowledged by the auctioneer will be the purchaser. In the case of a tie bid, the winning bidder will be determined by the auctioneer at his or her sole discretion. In the event of a dispute between bidders, the auctioneer has final discretion to determine the successful bidder or to re-offer the lot in dispute. If any dispute arises after the sale, the Matthew Bullock Auctioneers sale record shall be conclusive. Title passes upon the fall of the auctioneer's hammer to the highest acknowledged bidder subject to the Conditions of Sale set forth herein, and the bidder assumes full risk and responsibility.
Liability
Condition Reports - Matthew Bullock Auctioneers is not responsible for the correctness of any statement of any kind concerning any lot, whether written or oral nor for any other errors or omissions in description or for any faults or defects in any lot. Neither the seller, ourselves, our officers, employees, or agents, give any representation, warranty or guarantee or assume any liability of any kind in respect of any lot with regard to merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, description, size, quality, completeness, condition, attribution, authenticity, rarity, importance, medium, provenance, prior ownership history, or historical relevance. Except as required by local law any warranty of any kind whatsoever is excluded by this paragraph.
Purchased Lots - If for any reason a purchased lot cannot be delivered in the same condition as at the time of sale, or should any purchased lot be stolen, miss-delivered, or lost prior to delivery, Matthew Bullock Auctioneers shall not be liable for any amount more than that paid by the purchaser.
Legal Ramifications - The rights and obligations of the parties with respect to these Conditions of Sale, the conduct of the auction, and any matters connected with any of the foregoing shall be governed and interpreted by the laws of the jurisdiction in Illinois. If any part of these Conditions of Sale is found by any court to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable, that part shall be discounted, and the rest of the conditions shall continue to be valid to the fullest extent permitted by law.
Discretion - Any and all the conditions may be waived or modified at the sole discretion of Matthew Bullock Auctioneers.
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Shipping & Pick-Ups
Buyer Pays ALL Shipping Costs such as Postage, Materials, Handling, and Insurance.
Local buyers may choose to pick up items instead of being shipped.
We will ship to the address that is on your invoice. You must make sure your address is correct before beginning to bid. If for some reason you need to change the address on the invoice, you MUST submit a request by email to shipping@bullockauctioneers.com, and it must be approved by Matthew Bullock. We reserve the right to refuse your request and as such your items will be sent to the address on your invoice.
Most items will be shipped by our in-house shipping team via USPS or UPS.
We use Shipping Saint shipping software. After your items are paid for you will receive an email and text message regarding the shipping costs. This will be under the Shipping Saint company. Once your shipping costs have been paid and your shipping label has been printed you will receive one last message with your tracking number.
If you are out-of-state, we will automatically ship your items out to you unless you tell us otherwise.
Some of our auctions are located off-site and as such, pick-ups will be held on certain days at the off-site auction location. If an off-site auction occurs and you would like your items shipped to you, you must be willing to pay the transportation lot fee associated with bringing your items back to our gallery for shipping. The Transportation lot fee will be added to your invoice and the cost varies depending on the size per lot.
Pick-up times are Tuesday through Friday 10-5, and Saturday by appointment only if necessary. You do need to schedule an appointment to pick up your items. An email and text will be sent out to schedule a day and time to come in.
Storage Fees – Any items left at the gallery for more than 30 days following the sale will incur storage fees at a rate of $5.00 per lot, per day (this rate applies to all items regardless of size or value). Storage fees will begin on the 11th day regardless of payment status. Items remaining at our gallery 30 days after the auction date will be considered abandoned and may be consigned to a future auction without additional notice to the purchaser.